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of U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries Pt II. (Israel Checklist of (Insecta) of Program for Scientific Translations, Himachal Pradesh, India Jerusalem 1964- Izdatelstvo Akademi Nauk S.S.S.R. Moskva, 1951), Leningrad: 1-291+1- 1 2 IV. M.S. Shishodia & Sunilkumar Gupta Bhowmik, H.K. (1977). Studies on Indian crickets (Orthoptera: Insecta) with descriptions of two . Records 1 Village Salarpur Kalan, P.O. Vidyutnagar, N.T.P.C., Dadri, District of the Zoological Survey of India 73: 23-39. Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India Bhowmik, H.K. (1977). Studies on some Indian crickets with new 2 74, Jankinagar (Santa Jee Colony), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh distributional records of the subfamily (: : 482002, India Orthoptera). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 73: 229-238. Email: 2 [email protected] (corresponding author) Bhowmik, H.K. & K.N. Rui (1982). Notes on a collection of (Orthoptera: ) from Siwalik hills. Indian Museum Bulletin 17: Orthopterans are popularly known as grasshoppers, crickets, 48-54. Bhowmik, H.K. & P. Halder (1983). Preliminary distributional records mole-crickets, pigmy-mole-crickets and grouse locusts. The with remarks on little known species of Acrididae (Orthoptera: Orthoptera of Himachal Pradesh is known through the records Insecta) from the western Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh). Records of of Hancock (1912, 1915), Bolivar (1914), Uvarov (1921, 1923, the Zoological Survey of India 81: 167-191. 1925, 1927 & 1942), Ramme (1933) and Dirsh (1958). Later, Bhowmik, H.K., P. Halder & S. Sur (1984). Records of Pusana laevis Chopard (1969), Bhowmik et al. (1977, 1982, 1983, 1984 & (Uvarov) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Himalayas. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 6(1-3): 319. 1985), Singh & Tandon (1978), Julka et al. (1982), Ingrisch & Bhowmik, H.K. (1985). Contribution to the gryllid fauna of the Western Shishodia (1998), Shishodia & Tandon (2000), Mehta et al. Himalayas (Orthoptera : Gryllidae). Records of the Zoological Survey (2002), Shishodia et al. (2003), Thakur & Mattu (2006) and of India, Misc. Publ. Occasional Paper, 73: 1-85. Shishodia (2008) added some more species to the fauna of Bhowmik, H.K. (1985). Outline of distribution with an index-Catalogue Himachal Pradesh. Recently, Saini & Mehta (2007) reported of Indian grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Part I. Subfamilies - 140 species from the state. Acridinae, Truxalinae, Gomphocerinae and Oedipodinae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India Misc. Publ. Occasional Paper no. 78: 1- Remarks: The actual number of species in Saini & Mehta 51, table 1. (2007) should have been 122 and not 140 as reported. Bhowmik, H.K. (1985). Three new species of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Reporting the occurrence of Paraconophyma pcalra (Walk.), Acrididae) from India. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 7(2- Loxoblemmus fascipes (Walk.), Teleogryllus blennus (Serville) and 3): 291-296. Gryllus maculatus Chopard was erroneous. Twelve species are Bolivar, I. (1914). Estudios entomologicos Segunda parte. Trab. Mus. Cienc. Nat. zool., Madrid (Ser. Zool.) 20: 1-110. synonyms. Neoconocephalus palustris (Blatchley) is a doubtful Chopard, L. (1969). Fauna of India, Orthoptera, , Vol. 2. species. Acrida turrita Walk. is an African species. Zoological Survey of India, 421pp. While revising the work on Orthoptera of Himachal Dirsh, V.M. (1958). Revision of the genus Fiebr, 1853 Pradesh, the authors came across more species, and hence this (Orthoptera: ). Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. B 27: 33-45. checklist with 165 species belonging to 105 genera under 16 Hancock, J.L. (1912). Tetriginae (Acridiinae) in the Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, Bihar, With the descriptions of new species. Mem. families. 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Systematic Account Shishodia & Varshney 53. Pteronemobius taprobanensis (Walker) Sirmour Order: Orthoptera Family: Myrmecophilidae Suborder: Ensifera 54. Myrmecophilus albicinctus var. Shimla Infraorder: Oniidea concolar Chopard,1928 Superfamily: Tettigonioidea Family: Conocephalidae Distribution Family: Scleropteridae 1. Conocephalus maculatus (Le Guillou) Chamba; Sirmour; Solan 55. Acanthoplistus birmanus Saussure Bhowmik (1985), Saini & 2. * Euconocephalus nasutus (Thunberg) Kulu-Manali Mehta (2007) reported from 3. Euconocephalus pallidus (Redtenbacher) Chamba; Mandi the state 4. Neoconocephalus palustris (Blatchley) Saini & Mehta (2007) reported this species from Family: Mogoplistidae the Himachal Pradesh 56. Gotvendia albipennis Chopard Sirmour 5. Ducetia japonica (Thunberg) Chamba; Kangra; Kulu- 57. Ornebius sp. Bilaspur Manali; Mandi; Sirmour Family: 6. Elimaea (Orthelimaea) securigera Brunner Shimla; Sirmour 58. cincticornis (Walker) Kangra 7. * Hexacentrus unicolor Serville Kangra 8. Himertula kinneari (Uvarov) Sirmour Family: Trigonidiidae 9. Holochlora indica Kirby Kangra 59. Anaxipha longipennis (Serville) Sirmour 10. Pseudorhynchus sp. Chamba 60. Trigonidium cicindeloides Rambur Kangra; Sirmour 11. Ruspolia lineosus (Walker) Kulu-Manali 61. Trigonidium humbertianum (Saussure) Saini & Mehta (2007) 12. Isopsera pedunculata Brunner Mandi reported from the state 13. Isopsera stylata Brunner Mandi Family: Eneopteridae 14. Letana despecta (Brunner) Sirmour 62. Xenogryllus sp. Mandi. Saini & Mehta (2007) 15. Letana linearis Walker Solan reported from the state 16. Letana megastridula Ingrisch Kangra 17. * Phaneroptera gracilis Burmeister Kangra Suborder: 18. * Phaneroptera myllocerca Ragge Solan Infraorder: Superfamily: Acridoidea Family: Mecopodidae Family: Acrididae 19. elongata (Linnaeus) Chamba; Kangra; Mandi; Subfamily: Acridinae Sirmour 63. Acrida exaltata (Walker) Bilaspur, Chamba; Kangra; Family: Pseudophyllidae (= Acrida lugubris Burr.) Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 20. Paramorsimus robustus (Brunner) Sirmour 64. Acrida indica Dirsh Saini & Mehta (2007) 21. Onomarchus sp. Sirmour reported from the state 65. Acrida gigantea Herbst Saini & Mehta (2007) Family: Tittigoniidae reported from the state 22. Plicigastra himalayana Uvarov, 1923 Chamba 66. Anaptygus rectus Ragge Lahaul & Spiti 23. Metrioptera himalayana Ramme, 1930 Shimla 67. Ceracris deflorata (Brunner) Saini & Mehta (2007) 24. * Decticides sp. Solan (= Phlaeoba cinctalis Kirby) reported from the state Infraorder: 68. Ceracris nigricornis nigricornis Walker Bilaspur; Chamba; Superfamily: Shimla; Solan Family: Gryllotalpidae 69. Ceracris nigricornis lacta (Bolivar) Saini & Mehta (2007) 25. africana africana (Beauvois) (= Ceracris versicolor Brunner) reported from the state (= Gryllotalpa fossor Scudder) Kangra 70. Ceracris striata Uvarov Sirmour 71. Gelastorrhinus laticornis (Serville) Saini & Mehta (2007) Superfamily: Grylloidea reported from the state Family: Gryllidae 72. Gonista sagitta (Uvarov) Saini & Mehta (2007) 26. *Tarbinskiellus (Brachytrypes) Chamba reported from the state portentosus (Lichtenstein) 73. Holopercna darjeelingensis (Bolivar) Mandi and Solan 27. Gymnogryllus kashmirensis Bhowmik, 1967 Bilaspur 74. Orthochtha indica Uvarov Solan 28. Acheta domesticus (Linn.) Bilaspur 75. Paraduronia simoni Bolivar Saini & Mehta (2007) 29. Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer Bilaspur; Chamba; Kangra; (= Paraphlaeoba simoni Bolivar) reported from the state Sirmour 76. Phlaeoba antennata Brunner Saini & Mehta (2007) 30. Modicogryllus blennus (Saussure) Sirmour reported from the state 31. Modicogryllus confirmatus (Walk.) Kangra 77. Phlaeoba infumata Brunner Bilaspur, Kangra, Mandi, 32. Modicogryllus facialis (Walker) Kangra; Sirmour Sirmour 33. Modicogryllus tikadari Bhowmik,1985 Shimla; Solan 78. Phlaeoba panteli Bolivar Bilaspur, Kangra, Mandi, 34. Plebeiogryllus guttiventris (Walker) Kangra; Sirmour Sirmour 35. Teleogryllus mitratus (Burmeister) Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, (=Teleogryllus testaceus (Walker)) Sirmour Subfamily: Oedipodinae 36. Teleogryllus occipitalis (Serville) Bilaspur, Kangra, Mandi, 79. Acrotylus humbertianus Saussure Kangra (= Teleogryllus mitratus Burm.) Sirmour 80. Acrotylus insubricus inficitus (Walker) Saini & Mehta (2007) 37. Platygryllus brunneri (Saussure) reported from the state. (= Gryllus brunneri (Saussure)) Bilaspur, Mandi 81. Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabr.) Bilaspur; Chanba; Kangra; 38. Platygryllus melanocephalus (Serville) Kangra (=Aeolopus tamulus (Fabr.) ) Mandi 39. Turanogryllus babaulti Chopard Kangra (Bajaura) 82. Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabr.) Solan 40. Turanogryllus histrio (Sauss.) Kulu; Shimla, Sirmour; 83. Bryodema luctuosum indum (Saussure) Lahaul & Spiti Solan 84. ** Bryodematuberculatum (Fabr.) Shimla 41. Turanogryllus jammuensis Bhowmik, 1967 Saini & Mehta(2007) 85. Chloebora grossa Sauss. reported from the state (= Chloebora bramina Sauss.) Shimla 42. Turanogryllus rufoniger (Chopard) Sirmour 86. Gastrimargus africanus africanus (Sauss.) Kangra; Kulu-Manali; Mandi; 43. Loxoblemmus detectus (Serville) Kangra, Sirmour Shimla 44. Loxoblemmus equestris Saussure Sirmour 87. Gastrimargus africanus sulphureus Bei-Bienko Lahaul & Spiti; Shimla 45. Loxoblemmus macrocephalus Chopard Sirmour 88. Gastrimargus marmoratus (Thunb.) Saini & Mehta (2007) 46. Loxoblemmus taicoun Saussure Sirmour (= Gastrimargus transverses (Thunb.)) reported from the state 47. Velarifictorus dehradunensis Tandon Sirmour 89. Heteropternis respondens (Walk.) Kangra & Shishodia 1974 90. ** Locusta migratoria ph. danica (Linn.) Kulu-Manali 48. Velarifictorus lambai Bhowmik,1985 Sirmour 91. Oedaleus abruptus (Thunb.) Bilaspur; Chamba; Kangra; 49. Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker) Bilaspur; Sirmour Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 50. Pteronemobius csikii (Bolivar) Sirmour 92. Oedipoda himalayana Uvarov Lahaul& Spiti 51. Pteronemobius fascipes (Walker) Kangra; Mandi; Sirmour 93. Pusana laevis (Uvarov) Kangra; Mandi 52. Pteronemobius pantelchopardorum Sirmour 94. Scintharista blanchardiana (Sauss.)

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(= Quiroguesia blanchardiana Sauss.) Kangra; Mandi; Solan Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae 95. Scintharista notabilis pallipes Uvarov Saini & Mehta (2007) 139. Pachyacris violascens (Walk.) Kulu-Manali; Mandi (= Quiroguesia notabilis Walk.) reported from the state 140. Pachyacris vinosa (Walker) Kangra; Mandi 96. Sphingonotus longipennis Sauss. Kangra; Kulu; Lahaul & 141. Chondracris rosea (De Geer) Mandi (= Sphingonotus Indus Sauss.) Spiti; Mandi; Sirmour 142. Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (Linn.) Chamba; Solan 97. Sphingonotus octofasciatus (Serville); Saini & Mehta (2007) 143. Patanga succincta (Johansson) Chamba; Solan Bei-Bienko & Mishchenko,1951 reported from the state Family: 98. ** Sphingonotus eurasius eurasius Lahaul & Spiti 144. Aularches miliaris (Linn.) Bilaspur; Chamba; Kangra; Mishchenko; Bei-Bienko & Mishchenko,1951 Mandi; Sirmour 99. Pseudosphingonotus savignyi (Saussure) 145. Aularches punctatus Drury Bilaspur; Chamba; Mandi; (= Sphingonotus savignyi Sauss.) Kangra Shimla 100. Trilophidia annulata (Thunberg) Bilaspur; Kangra; Kulu; 146. Atractomorpha crenulata crenulata (Fabr.) Kangra; Kulu; Sirmour Mandi; Solan 147. Pyrgomorpha sp. Kangra Subfamily: Gomphocerinae 148. **Tagasta marginella Thunberg Kulu-Manali 101. (Chorthippus) indus Uvarov Lahaul; Shimla 149. Poekilocerus pictus (Fabr.) Kangra 102. Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) Kulu; Mandi; Solan 150. Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) trachypterus Chamba; Kangra; Sirmour hammerstroemi (Miram) trachypterus (Blanch.) 103. Chorthippus biguttulus biguttulus (Linn.) Kangra Infraorder: Tetrigidea 104. Chorthippus vagans (Eversman) Kangra Superfamily: Tetrigoidea 105. Dnopherula (Aulacobothrus) luteipes ( Walker) Bilaspur; Kulu; Mandi; Family: Shimla; Solan 151. Fieberiana pachymera (Fieber) Saini & Mehta (2007) 106. Dnopherula (Aulacobothrus) sinensis( Uvarov) Saini & Mehta (2007) reported from the state reported from the state 152. Eucriotettix grandis (Hancock) Chamba; Mandi; Sirmour; 107. Dnopherula (Aulacobothrus) socius (Bolivar) Kangra Solan 108. Madurea cephalotes Bolivar Saini & Mehta (2007) 153. Eucriotettix montanus (Hancock) reported from the state (= Criotettix montanus Hancock, 1912) Shimla 109. Mesopsis cylindricus (Kirby) Saini & Mehta (2007) 154. Thoradonta sp. Sirmour (= Aswathamanus cylindricus Kirby) reported from the state 155. Teredorus frontalis Hancock Mandi; Shimla; Sirmour; Subfamily: Solan (Type species from 110. Spathosternum prasiniferum prasiniferum (Walk.) Bilaspur; Kangra; Mandi; Dharampur, 1500m) Sirmour; Solan 156. Euparatettix variabilis (Bolivar) 111. Hieroglyphus banian (Fabr.) Kulu; Mandi (= Euparatettix tenuis Hancock) Sirmour 112. Hieroglyphus concolor (Walk.) Saini & Mehta (2007) 157. Pseudoparatettix histricus (Stål) reported from the state (= Euparatettix histricus (Stål) Chamba 113. * Hieroglyphus oryzivorus Carl Solan 158. Hedotettix attenuatus Hancock Chamba; Kangra; Sirmour 114. ** Parahieroglyphus bilineatus (Bolivar) Mandi 159. Hedotettix costatus Hancock Saini & Mehta (2007) reported from the state Subfamily: Oxyinae 160. Hedotettix gracilis Hancock Kangra; Sirmour 115. Oxya hyla hyla Serville Chamba; Kangra; Kulu- 161. Coptotettix conspersus Hancock Kulu; Solan Manali; Mandi 162. Ergatettix dorsiferus (Walker) Kulu; Kangra; Mandi; 116. Oxya hyla intricata (Stål) Saini & Mehta (2007) Sirmour; Solan reported from the state 163. Ergatettix güntheri Steinmann Sirmour 117. Oxya fuscovittata (Marschall) Chamba; Kangra; Solan 118. Oxya velox (Fabr.) Kulu-Manali; Mandi Infraorder: Tridactylidea Superfamily: Subfamily: Coptacridinae Family: Tridactylidae 119. Eucoptacra praemorsa (Stål) Saini & Mehta (2007) 164. Tridactylus thoracicus Guerin Sirmour reported from the state 165. Xya sp. Sirmour 120. Eucoptacra saturata (Walk.) Chamba; Kangra; Sirmour Subfamily: Calliptaminae 121.* Caloptenopsis glaucopsis collina Uvarov, 1950 Himachal Pradesh Subfamily: 122. Oxyrrhepes obtusa (De Haan) Saini & Mehta (2007) reported from the state. Subfamily: Eyprepocnemidinae 123. Cataloipus himalayensis Singh & Tandon, 1978 Kangra 124. ** Choroedocus capensis (Stål) Kulu- Manali 125. Choroedocus illustris (Walk.) Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 126. Choroedocus robustus (Serville) Saini & Mehta (2007) reported from the state 127. Eyprepocnemis alacris alacris (Serville) Kulu-Manali; Solan 128. Eyprepocnemis rosea Uvarov, 1942 Kangra; Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 129. Heteracris nobilis (Uvarav,1942) Kulu-Manali; Mandi 130. Tylotropidius varicornis (Walk.) Solan 131. ** Shirakiacris shirakii (Bolivar) Kangra Subfamily: 132. Diabolocatantops innotabilis (Walker) Kulu; Mandi; Sirmour 133. Diabolocatantops sukhdae Bhowmik,1985 Kulu 134. Catantops simlae Dirsh, 1956 Solan 135. humilis humilis (Serville) Chamba; Lahaul-Spiti; Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 136. Xenocatantops jagabandhui Bhowmik, 1985 Bilaspur; Mandi 137. Xenocatantops karnyi (Kirby) Bilaspur; Chamba; Kangra; Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 138. Paraconophyma scabra (Walk.) Chamba; Kulu-Manali; Mandi; Shimla; Sirmour; Solan Figure 1. Map of Himachal Pradesh

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